Carbohydrate and hydrophobic-carbohydrate recognition sites (CARS and HY-CARS) in solubilized glycosyltransferases.
Indian J Biochem Biophys
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1990 Dec; 27(6): 386-95
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ABSTRACT
Six different glycosyltransferases that are active with glycosphingolipid substrates have been purified from Golgi-membranes after solubilization with detergents. It appears that GalT-4(UDP-GalGlcNAc-R1 beta 1-4GalT), GalNAcT-2(UDP-GalGal alpha-R2 beta 1-3GalNAcT) and FucT-2(GDP-FucGal beta GlcNAc-R3 alpha 1-2FucT) are specific for oligosaccharides bound to ceramide or to a protein moiety. These are called CARS (carbohydrate recognition sites) glycosyltransferases (GLTs). On the other hand, GalT-3(UDP-GalGM2 beta 1-3GalT), GalNAcT-1(UDP-GalNAcGM3 beta 1-4GalNAcT) and FucT-3 (GDP-FucLM1 alpha 1-3FucT) recognize both hydrophobic moieties (fatty acid of ceramide) as well as the oligosaccharide chains of the substrates. These GLTs are called HY-CARS (hydrophobic and carbohydrate recognition sites). D-Erythro-sphingosine (100-500 microM) modulates the in vitro activities of these GLTs. Modulation depends on the binding of D-sphingosine to a protein backbone, perhaps on more than one site and beyond transmembrane hydrophobic domains. Control of GLTs by free D-sphingosine was suggested with the concomitant discovery of ceramide glycanase in rabbit mammary tissues. The role of free sphingosine as an in vivo homotropic modulator of glycosyltransferases is becoming apparent.
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Rabbits
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Solubility
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Sphingosine
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Binding Sites
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Humans
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Cattle
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Carbohydrates
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Kinetics
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Ceramides
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Biochem Biophys
Year:
1990
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Article
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